What is the Least Common Multiple of 54172 and 54188?

Least common multiple or lowest common denominator (lcd) can be calculated in two way; with the LCM formula calculation of greatest common factor (GCF), or multiplying the prime factors with the highest exponent factor.

Least Common Multiple of 54172 and 54188 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 54172 and 54188, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(54172,54188) = 4
LCM(54172,54188) = ( 54172 × 54188) / 4
LCM(54172,54188) = 2935472336 / 4
LCM(54172,54188) = 733868084

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 54172 and 54188 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 54172 and 54188. First we will calculate the prime factors of 54172 and 54188.

Prime Factorization of 54172

Prime Factorization of 54188

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 54172 and 54188.

LCM(54172,54188) = 2² × 29¹ × 467¹ × 19¹ × 23¹ × 31¹
LCM(54172,54188) = 733868084